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Head-to-head · Data Migration Tools

Oracle GoldenGate vs Amazon Database Migration Service

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Oracle GoldenGate #1 in Data Migration Tools 9.2/10 Free plan · paid from $1.34 Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit GoldenGate
Amazon Database Migration Service #2 in Data Migration Tools 7.8/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit AWS DMS

Oracle GoldenGate leads on 2 checks, Amazon Database Migration Service on 0, and 0 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreOracle GoldenGate · 9.2/10
  • Free planonly Oracle GoldenGate
  • Most featuresOracle GoldenGate · 1 of 4

Oracle GoldenGate scores higher on our rubric for data migration tools: 9.2 against 7.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #2.

Oracle GoldenGate offers free plan; Amazon Database Migration Service doesn't. Oracle GoldenGate offers change data capture; Amazon Database Migration Service doesn't publish it.

Oracle GoldenGate is the better fit for enterprises needing broad, continuous database replication. Amazon Database Migration Service is the better fit for AWS users migrating databases with minimal downtime.

  • Oracle GoldenGate fits best

    Enterprises needing broad, continuous database replication

  • Amazon Database Migration Service fits best

    AWS users migrating databases with minimal downtime

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Side by side

Feature Oracle GoldenGate 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Amazon Database Migration Service 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 7.8
Ranking #1 in Data Migration Tools #2 in Data Migration Tools
Best for Enterprises needing broad, continuous database replication AWS users migrating databases with minimal downtime
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web, Linux Web
Support Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7 Docs
Integrations 19 integrations 12 integrations
Built for Enterprise, Mid-market Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Oracle GoldenGate 1/4 · Amazon Database Migration Service 0/4
Change data capture ✓ (best) Not published
Schema mapping Not published Not published
Scheduled migrations Not published Not published
API access Not published Not published
Specs
Deployment model Not published Not published
Migration modes Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Real-time CDC with bidirectional and multidirectional replication
  • Zero-downtime migration, high availability, and disaster recovery features
  • Connectors span databases, Kafka, Snowflake, and Apache Iceberg
  • Supports homogeneous and heterogeneous database migrations
  • Combines schema conversion, assessment, and one-time migration
  • Offers ongoing change replication and serverless capacity scaling
Cons
  • OCI billing scales with consumed OCPU hours
  • Advanced topologies and transformations require careful architecture
  • Enterprise-oriented scope may exceed simple migration projects
  • There is no free plan
  • Pricing includes usage-based options and a commitment-based savings plan
  • Listed support channel is documentation
Our verdict

Oracle GoldenGate is an enterprise data replication and change data capture platform for moving transactional changes among Oracle and non-Oracle databases, cloud services, warehouses, lakes, messaging systems, and other targets. It is…

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Amazon Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) is a managed cloud service for moving relational databases, data warehouses, NoSQL databases, and other data stores. It supports migrations between on-premises environments, AWS services, and…

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  1. Oracle GoldenGateData Migration Tools 9.2Free plan · paid from $1.34
  2. Amazon Database Migration ServiceData Migration Tools 7.8Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Oracle GoldenGate — where it wins

    • Real-time CDC with bidirectional and multidirectional replication
    • Zero-downtime migration, high availability, and disaster recovery features
    • Connectors span databases, Kafka, Snowflake, and Apache Iceberg

    Where it doesn't

    • OCI billing scales with consumed OCPU hours
    • Advanced topologies and transformations require careful architecture
    • Enterprise-oriented scope may exceed simple migration projects

  • Amazon Database Migration Service — where it wins

    • Supports homogeneous and heterogeneous database migrations
    • Combines schema conversion, assessment, and one-time migration
    • Offers ongoing change replication and serverless capacity scaling

    Where it doesn't

    • There is no free plan
    • Pricing includes usage-based options and a commitment-based savings plan
    • Listed support channel is documentation
  • Oracle GoldenGate9.2/10 · Free plan · paid from $1.34

    Enterprise replication with real-time CDC, zero-downtime migrations, and multi-way topologies.

    Visit GoldenGateFull verdict →
  • Amazon Database Migration Service7.8/10 · Paid

    A managed AWS service for database discovery, migration, and ongoing change replication.

    Visit AWS DMSFull verdict →

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